'Twas the Night Before Christmas....

Ok, just one more pod to end the year! Two extraordinary tales to see in Christmas with, retold in my own words.

  • The Christmas Masquerade - Published by Mary E. Wilkins, 1892

  • The Sparrow and the Winter Fairy - Published by Georgianna M. Bishop, 1859

Thank you for joining me this year in Witch Country.

May these old stories bring warmth to your hearth and a spark of wonder to your winter days. We’ll meet again in the new year for more tales, folklore, and seasonal reflections.

Until next time, keep the witch lights burning, may the glow of the season always guide you into safe harbour and may a little winter magic find its way to your door.

Merry Christmas and Bright Yuletide, one and all xxx

We’re approaching the heart of the dark season now, the shortest days, the longest nights. Which may well make the light feel most special: a single flame, ribbons of fairy lights, a low sun through bare branches, the gold g
“Winter lies over the northern world, the greens of meadows and field sleep under a blanket of snow and veils of frost and mist. In winter, we carry the wildwood inside - for fires, light, warmth and cheer - with rich colours and scents of holl
I’ve spent the last few years walking footpaths and forest tracks with a question whispering at my heels: What traces of the witch remain in the land? Not just the ones conjured by horror stories or Fairy Tales, but also the real women and men&
“In Victorian England cloves were pushed into the skin of an orange to create a scented pomander, given as gifts and seen as a charm for good luck when gifted on New Year’s Day. Nowadays they tend to be used as Christmas decorations.&rdqu
Mince pies have had many names on their journey from their first incarnations in medieval times, one such name was wayfarers’ pies – as they were given to travellers to warm their bellies on long winter nights. We strongly encourage celeb